EP2088877A4 - CIGARETTE FILTER WITH AROMATIZED PARTICLES - Google Patents

CIGARETTE FILTER WITH AROMATIZED PARTICLES

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Publication number
EP2088877A4
EP2088877A4 EP07845536.7A EP07845536A EP2088877A4 EP 2088877 A4 EP2088877 A4 EP 2088877A4 EP 07845536 A EP07845536 A EP 07845536A EP 2088877 A4 EP2088877 A4 EP 2088877A4
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Prior art keywords
cigarette filter
aromatized particles
aromatized
particles
cigarette
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EP07845536.7A
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German (de)
French (fr)
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EP2088877A1 (en
EP2088877B1 (en
Inventor
France Cote
Jacinthe Larochelle
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Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd
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Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/04Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure
    • A24D3/048Tobacco smoke filters characterised by their shape or structure containing additives
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0204Preliminary operations before the filter rod forming process, e.g. crimping, blooming
    • A24D3/0212Applying additives to filter materials
    • A24D3/0225Applying additives to filter materials with solid additives, e.g. incorporation of a granular product
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/02Manufacture of tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/0229Filter rod forming processes
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A24TOBACCO; CIGARS; CIGARETTES; SIMULATED SMOKING DEVICES; SMOKERS' REQUISITES
    • A24DCIGARS; CIGARETTES; TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS; MOUTHPIECES OF CIGARS OR CIGARETTES; MANUFACTURE OF TOBACCO SMOKE FILTERS OR MOUTHPIECES
    • A24D3/00Tobacco smoke filters, e.g. filter tips or filtering inserts; Filters specially adapted for simulated smoking devices; Mouthpieces of cigars or cigarettes
    • A24D3/06Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters
    • A24D3/14Use of materials for tobacco smoke filters of organic materials as additive

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  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Materials Engineering (AREA)
  • Cigarettes, Filters, And Manufacturing Of Filters (AREA)
  • Manufacturing Of Cigar And Cigarette Tobacco (AREA)
EP07845536.7A 2006-11-29 2007-11-16 Cigarette filter with flavored particles Active EP2088877B1 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
PL07845536T PL2088877T3 (en) 2006-11-29 2007-11-16 Cigarette filter with flavored particles

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US86765206P 2006-11-29 2006-11-29
PCT/CA2007/002066 WO2008064463A1 (en) 2006-11-29 2007-11-16 Cigarette filter with flavored particles

Publications (3)

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EP2088877A1 EP2088877A1 (en) 2009-08-19
EP2088877A4 true EP2088877A4 (en) 2013-08-21
EP2088877B1 EP2088877B1 (en) 2018-08-01

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EP07845536.7A Active EP2088877B1 (en) 2006-11-29 2007-11-16 Cigarette filter with flavored particles

Country Status (13)

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EP (1) EP2088877B1 (en)
JP (3) JP2010510780A (en)
KR (1) KR101552736B1 (en)
AR (1) AR064042A1 (en)
BR (1) BRPI0719373B1 (en)
CA (1) CA2667633C (en)
CO (1) CO6210714A2 (en)
MY (1) MY160632A (en)
PL (1) PL2088877T3 (en)
RU (1) RU2462964C2 (en)
TR (1) TR201815890T4 (en)
WO (1) WO2008064463A1 (en)
ZA (1) ZA200902917B (en)

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ZA200902917B (en) 2010-02-24
KR20090112642A (en) 2009-10-28
BRPI0719373A2 (en) 2014-06-03
RU2009124595A (en) 2011-01-10
EP2088877B1 (en) 2018-08-01
RU2462964C2 (en) 2012-10-10
WO2008064463A1 (en) 2008-06-05
MY160632A (en) 2017-03-15
AR064042A1 (en) 2009-03-11
TR201815890T4 (en) 2018-11-21
CA2667633C (en) 2013-01-08
JP2013226156A (en) 2013-11-07
KR101552736B1 (en) 2015-09-11
PL2088877T3 (en) 2019-02-28
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CA2667633A1 (en) 2008-06-05
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